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TIL that the rule dictating when to use “fewer” instead of “less” is completely based on the personal preference of a grammarian in the 1770s

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kOwg4 TIL that the name of the eponymous character "STAN" from Eminem's biggest hit song of the same name ,has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous, maniacal, overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality; the term has since been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
8ZAP TIL The last leader of East Germany is still alive and still defends his former country despite serving in prison for several years over Cold War crimes
YpAQZ TIL that it used to be illegal in the United States for actors to wear military uniforms in a production that portrayed the military negatively, until the Supreme Court ruled in 1970 that this was a violation of the First Amendment
kw95 TIL that the waffled style ice cream cone, hamburgers, hot dogs, iced tea, cotton candy, and Dr. Pepper, were first introduced to mass audiences or popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
9ojr TIL the overwhelming urge to jump from high places is called “The Call of the Void”